ILX running running thread

gearing up for a 4 mile in Central Park this coming Sunday. I ran 3 miles on Saturday so i'm thinking i should be okay for the full 4 in a week.

this will be the first time I run an official race. is there really something to be said for the extra race day adrenalin push?

Should I bring my runners on honeymoon to NYC at the end of the month so I can jog round Central Park?

ok feck ye i'll go out. if i get a cold i'm blaming you all.

SM- without doubt

YES.

I did that on my NYC trip last fall, it's a great place to run. There is a generally excellent, easy 6 mile "main loop" in Central Park that I would highly recommend, having run it as a tourist myself.

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ran 3 miles on Saturday so i'm thinking i should be okay for the full 4 in a week.

Yes, you'll be entirely fine. The same principle applies as you go further up in distance -- that's why most people train with 20 mile long runs for 26.2 mile marathons, and are able to complete them.

is there really something to be said for the extra race day adrenalin push?

Again, yes. You'll understand once you try it. ;-)

Dope! I’m super excited about it. hopefully it goes well and I’ll do a few more this summer.

the nyc reservoir run is a beautiful time

guys, intervals are HARD

yeah? i could imagine. i don't even want to try messing with that yet. just reading about the benefits has me curious to give it a go some point though.

Hey maybe I'll do some intervals tonight. Inspiration! Good idea!

felt like was gonna puke a lot! feel unbelievable now, about to chow down on fish and mash, <3 my lyfe atm.

i've been doing some running, wanna go today but it's 91º. i should do it though, to get nice and sweaty.

intervals keep feeling easier and easier to me, which means i have to push harder for the fast parts, which is not so appealing some days!

the one thing i really don't like about them is that it is like 10x as much stress on the legs/shins.

im kinda hoping that the chirunning stuff ive been working on will make a big reduction in the shin stress dept.

felt like was gonna puke a lot!

kinda love getting this feeling? when yr almost delirious from exhaustion & yr insides are electric oh man

hmm maybe i should read that
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i can send u a pdf if u want, i still have ur email

sure! i think i downloaded it once and then deleted it because i hadn't read it yet and i was cleaning out hd. lol.

t are you pumped to come to dc and run in the HUMID

xp i found it v. helpful but i hadnt run in years and it gave me something to focus on, that is working on the postures etc instead of getting self-conscious in my short shorts

ugh so not looking forward to the humid!

at least temp residence has some nearby trails

four days in a row on the bike. ankle is sore! not bad sore but kinda like it's being tested.
wanna go for a jog so bad.
really really need to be careful so i don't scotch the whole spring.

<3 intervals, theyre exciting!

having said that, pretty sure every time ive gotten injured running was because of them

haven't run in a week so psyched to finish my first attempt at 10k in an hour flat.

I haven't posted here in a few days, but the weather has been nice and I'm running a lot. It's amazing how much better I feel if I'm out there four days a week. Getting new shoes as soon as I get my orthotics back.

I am impressed by you guys

four days in a row on the bike. ankle is sore! not bad sore but kinda like it's being tested.
wanna go for a jog so bad.
really really need to be careful so i don't scotch the whole spring.

Am feeling you here, forks! My calf is still a mess from straining it four weeks ago or so. Tried to run it off at first, but I think that's just made it a lot worse, so now I'm not running at all until it's fixed. Should have rested it straight away really. Hugely frustrating not being able to run, and all that fitness just being pissed away in the meantime. Brighton marathon in 10 days, I think I can now safely cross that one off the calendar. Booooo legs!

Oh come on Nick, you can still run the marathon... just go out, you know, really easy. Enjoy a good 5 hours on the course.

am taking a lot of flak at work about 10 minute miles :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz_-VaTHpc8

am taking a lot of flak at work about 10 minute miles :(
lame
who are these jerks

ha they're 1x current marathon runner and 1x former marathon runner. it's good high-level/long term goals motivation, but i'm not gonna let it dictate my pace for tonight or anything.

(it's all fairly good natured really)

boo legs indeed!

i think for some reason i just really dislike vocally competitive people. don't mind me. i'll be tooling along comfortably in the back of the group with no injuries and no puking.

gotta be honest, when the older dude was running i'm pretty sure a mile was actually a shorter distance.

it was one dinosaur length, which is actually shorter than a modern mile

Oh come on Nick, you can still run the marathon...

Kind of wary about making things worse tbh. Might start the race and see how it goes though, have paid to do it after all.

Darraghmac, fuck those guys, everyone has to start somewhere.

:-) I'm quite sure I run my own mouth off around the canteen to take a bit of stick back about it tbh.

Kind of wary about making things worse tbh. Might start the race and see how it goes though, have paid to do it after all.

Yup, just take it easy.

Remember my race report involving the "uking" at mile 3, then pushing through 15 more? You can do this. ;)

Not sure if I really wanna uke tbh.

uken't make me

xp interval injury worry people - what surface are you running on? Doing your fast sessions on grass will be a lot kinder to your legs than other surfaces. Concrete paths in particular are lethal.

Did 2.6 or so miles in 30 minutes tonight, walked about 1/4 of it.

Rock 'n' roll.

I have been interval-ing on treadmill for ease of timing and speed control.

Just did a goodbye seattle 5 miles from my gym to down along the waterfront path and back. Windy, chilly, grey, waves crashy, rain spitting: it felt awesome and totally matched my mood.

Skipped my interval workout last night. Drove 15 minutes with my fiance to the nearest middle school with a 1/4 mile track, and the lights were shut out, huge NO TRESPASSING signs at every gate threatening to call police on violators, etc. By the time I got home it was pushing 11pm so I cracked a beer and watched an episode of Dexter instead.

Tonight's plan is to head out the door, no map, no planned distance, just fucking run around like an animal. Fiance's working late so I'll take my phone and head home when she's doing the same. How many miles can I sneak in... that's the question.